Section 15: Chapter 21 and Chapter 22 Summary

In Chapter 21, M. Petrovich goes riding everyday on his horse, Electric. One day, he comes to his son in a good mood for the first time in a long time, and Vladimir begs to ride with his father. The pair set off and ride through all of the avenues. Vladimir thinks they are heading home because his father notes that Vladimir's horse is tired, but his father stops on a bank of the Crimean Ford, hands his bridle to Vladimir to hold and tells Vladimir to wait. Vladimir waits for a long time and gets bored. A night watchman bothers Vladimir, and Vladimir walks toward where his father went. He sees his father leaning into an open window and talking to a woman whom Vladimir recognizes as Zinaida. Vladimir is stunned; his first impulse is to run...